Attica fair tour report praises independent county show
A. A. Giffin of Hoaglin township recounts a 100 mile trip to Attica Seneca county fair. He notes strong livestock displays including white hogs, Short Horn cattle and light horses, a modest fruit hall, and a robust speed ring with times around 2 32. He cites crowd size about 10 000 Thursday and credits Seneca farmers with unity and enterprise for the fair’s success.
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van Wert
Hoaglin Township
Ohio
Union Township
Convoy
van Wert Co
Pease
Church
Scott
Oak Grove
Ouse
Burt Street
Long & Wappner
Canary
Seneca County
Attica
Bulletin
H.S. Hayes
M. KE. Moltz
Findlay
M. R. Moltz
Seneca
Crawford
Huron
Wile
The
van Wert County
Railroad timetable fragment for Ohio stations and routes
A fragmentary timetable shows trains and stations including Middleport Gallipolis Pomeroy Prospect Marion Marion to Columbus routes. Entries list times around 6 35 PM to 12 18 PM and connections to Detroit Chicago Toledo Fostoria Carey and upper Renéecky, with several station numbers and delays implied.
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A. Mip
M. Pomeroy
Middleport
Bs.s
Gallipoli
Renee Sandusky
Rey Eenes Nelsonville
RIGO
Cassduse McArthur
Gallipolis
Middlepo Pomeroy
Prospect
Detroit
Chicago
A. Maja
Hasan
Toledo
Fostoria
Carey
Upper Renéecky
Marion
Delaware
Columbus Ar
Columbus
Sameer Lancaster
Proclaimed Clean Speech Drive by Ohio City Mayor
J H Bloyd the mayor declares a citywide crackdown on profane language in streets and public places arresting violators without favoritism. The notice urges public reporting of violations and claims action to uphold law and order despite a seasonal jab about stove pipes and reform timing.
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J. H. Bloyd
Ohio City
Ohio City Times
Bloyd
J. H.broyd
Death of Miss Frankie Olive Holmes in York Township
Miss Frankie Olive Holmes died last Wednesday at 6 a m at her parents home in York township after a seven week typhoid illness followed by bowel hemorrhage. A 19 year old M E Church member, she was praised for intellect, charity, and kindness. Her funeral was held Thursday at Kingsley M E Church with Rev J F Mounts officiating and interment in Tomlinson cemetery as a large procession of relatives and friends followed.
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Frankie Olive Holmes
York Township
Olive
M. E. Church
Kingsley M. E
Rizon and Lenora Asher In Monday Event
On Monday October 13 at 2 p m Richey J P Thomas Rizon and Lenora Asher were mentioned in association with an event involving Johnson and Bisever. The fragmentary note references names and a scheduled time but lacks clear context or outcome.
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RIZON
Risher
R Richey J. P. Thomas Rizon
Lenora Asher
Van Wert Hosts Grand Army Veterans Reunion
Eureka Patrons of Industry pledge to curb illegal funding and report election law violations as county farmers vow to vote against boodlers. Hundreds of Civil War heroes arrive in Van Wert for a warm welcome with a city hall march, Pavilion program, speeches by D P Dowling and W C Tingle, and a grand camp fire ending with Ada F Clark addressing the crowd.
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Eureka Patrons of Industry
Eureka Lodge
Union Township
Grand Army of the Republic
van Wert
Putnam
Allen
Grant
Vickburg
Thomas
Chicamauga
Meade
Gettysburg
Sherman
Lookout Mountain
Andersonville
Libby
W. C. Tingle
Tingle
Columbus Grove
Ohio
P. H. Dowling
Captain Dowling
Electric Light Company
Hiestand
L. Marble
Georgia
Brown
Harbaugh
Ada F. Clark
W.R.C
Rose Sherman Weds Isaac P Humphrey in Columbus
Miss Rose Sherman of Columbus married Isaac P Humphrey a Zanesville lawyer at the Sherman home on Twentieth Street. Rev. Dr. A G Byers officiated with Ethylin Hopkins and C E Sherman as attendants. The couple left by evening train for New York via Cleveland and Niagara Falls.
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Rose Sherman
Columbus
W. Wickiser
Columbus Dispatch
S. M. Sherman
Twentieth Street
Rose
Isaac P. Humphrey
Zanesville
Ohio
Ethylin Hopkins
C. E. Sherman
Wynan
A. G. Byers
New York City
Cleveland
Niagaria
Sunday school board elects church officers for year
At a meeting of the Methodist church Sunday school board last Thursday evening officers were elected for the coming year. D. P. Conathan will be superintendent with J F Longworth as assistant. Chauncy Ross is secretary and Chas Parmort as assistant secretary. W A Lehmann serves as treasurer. Choir roles include J R Rowland as chorister and Mrs W H Troup as organist with Emma Miner and Otis Berry as assistant organists. Librarians are Doyt Crosby and Clark Good with Earnest Kear and Otis Ross as assistants. Infant department officers include ayme Foster as superintendent with Liza Little as assistant. Chas Troup is secretary and Tyrone Cole as assistant secretary. Organist Hattie Hall with Cora DePuy as assistant organist.
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The
Methodist Church
D. P. Conathan
J. F. Longworth
Chauncy Ross
Chas. Parmort
W. A. Lehmann
J. R. Rowland
W. H. Troup
Emma Miner
Otis Berry
Doyt’ Crosby
Clark Good
Earnest Kear
Otis Ross
Ayme Foster
Lecture by Rev. B. W. Chidlaw At Presbyterian Church
Tonight the Rev. B. W. Chidlaw of Cincinnati, a noted Sunday school worker, will lecture on his recent World Sunday School Convention trip to London. The talk at the Presbyterian church is free of charge and open to all local attendees.
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B. W. Chidlaw
Cincinnati
Farmers of Van Wert County pledge to resist vote buying
Farmers in Van Wert County united with Pleasant and Van Wert Granges to condemn vote buying. The resolution pledges members to influence through ballots and other means to oppose candidates who gain office by money, and to support honest, meritful local government. It notes many county men seek honesty and efficiency over party.
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van Wert
Fox hunt ends in altercation over corn theft
Tuesday night Sol Walborn and two companions spotted John Riley loading corn while passing Walborn’s field. Walborn says Riley advanced toward him and he struck Riley, who counters that all three assailants attacked him. Riley’s condition is serious. Walborn faces arrest as the situation unfolds.
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Sol Walborn
Riley
John Sullivan
Walborn
Burglary at Ohio City Targeted Meek Bros Shop
Three burglars broke into the Meek Bros blacksmith shop in Ohio City last Thursday night and used stolen tools to break into F. P. Hill’s grocery. They blew open the safe, took change and goods. Hill pursued with a revolver but fired at a lantern, retreating. No one was hurt. burglars escaped and remain at large.
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Ohio City
Meek Bros
F. P. Hill
Hill
Benny Stemen 17 Dies at Home in Washington Township
An obituary for Benny Stemen who died October 9, 1890 at his Washington township home aged 17 years 6 months and 28 days. The notice laments his kindness and cheer, recalls his close family ties, and hopes he is at peace beyond life’s rough path.
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Washington Township
Neeemess Stemen
Benny
Reaper
Olb
Castoria Slogan Echoes Through Generations
An old advertising jingle extols Castoria as a remedy across generations. It traces use from infancy through adulthood including motherhood, highlighting loyalty to the product in a concise, period-tinged voice.
Itch Mange and Scratches Cured in 30 Minutes
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cured itch mange and scratches on humans and animals in about half an hour. Sold by Hines and Son Druggist in Van Wert.
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Woolford
Hines & Son
van Wert
Kemp's Balsam Cures Coughs and Colds Promoted
A community advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a proven cure for coughs and colds. It claims excellent merit, urges readers to ask friends who used it, and offers large bottles for 50 cents and one dollar at druggists with a free sample bottle.
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Kemp
Brumback Mausoleum completes Woodland cemetery in Ohio
Woodland cemetery in Ohio gains fame for beauty as the Brumback mausoleum is finished. Built of Concord granite it features enameled brick walls, marble floors, catacombs, beveled glass windows, and a bronze gated vault. Cost projected at six thousand dollars with contracts for a vault and other Woodland work totaling about ten thousand dollars. English Spavin liniment advertises horse blemish cure. Dec. 6, 1889.
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Woodland
Ohio
Brumback
Vermont Granite Company
Lima
Edward Cantwell
Edward Mowen Mason
Concord
Zanesville
Italy
Chicago
Gackenheimer to enlarge store by removing stairway
Gackenheimer of the Ohio Drug Store enlarges the shop by removing a stairway. During a Saturday stock removal the patent medicines were piled atop show cases. The weight caused the tops to smash, and three fine show cases were damaged. Loss runs into dollars.
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Gackenheimer
Ohio Drug Store
Dr Acker English Pills Offer Proven Relief Claims
Advertises Dr Acker's English Pills as active and pure with cures for sick headache disordered stomach loss of appetite bad complexion and biliousness. Promoted by J W Evans & Son asserting unmatched effectiveness in America or abroad.
First stages of consumption described in ad
In the morning hurried or difficult breathing raising phlegm chest tightness quickened pulse and night sweats mark early consumption. Dr Acker’s English Cough Remedy promises cure under a positive guarantee by J W Evans Son.
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Acker
J. W. Evans & Son
Burglary furor in Ohio City ends quietly
City papers inflated a burglary report claiming a citizen clash with burglars left multiple dead or wounded. The Butuelly states no one was killed or wounded, only a few pistol shots fired.
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Ohio City
Butuelly
Dr Acker's English Remedy Promoted For Throat And Lungs
An advertisement asserts Dr Acker's English Remedy is superior to all other throat and lung preparations. It claims immediate relief for whooping cough and croup, offers a free sample bottle, and notes a promising guarantee. J W Evans and Son.
Dr Acker's English Cough Remedy Guarantee
J. W. Evans & Son offer a refund if their cough remedy fails to cure. They claim a cough can be checked in a day and consumption early symptoms broken in a week with proper use. The notice promises money back to all buyers who follow directions and find the statement untrue.
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Dr. Acker
J. W. Evans & Son
Ticket No. 1534 Takes Gacken Hemer Parrot and Cage
A brief note states Ticket No. 1534 takes possession of a parrot and its cage belonging to Gacken Hemer. The item appears in a small transactional notice without additional context.
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Gackenhemer
Keep A Level Head In Ohio Farmers Movement
A Cleveland Ohio Farmer editorials urge calm during the heated political campaign. They warn against inflammatory rhetoric, affirm the need for rational, principled organizing among farmers and allied classes to build a durable justice based movement.
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Ohio
Ohio Farmer
Cleveland
Farmers’ Movement
Humane Society prosecutes school principal for whipping
The Humane Society pressed charges against Joseph Hanly, principal of the Second ward school, for whipping a farmer’s daughter. The grand jury did not indict. Mayor Balyeat presided as arguments unfolded with John Darnell for the prosecution and S S Burtsfield for the defense. Hanly was acquitted amid heated testimony and opinions that unnecessary whipping should not be counts ed.
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Humane Society
Joseph Hanly
Second Ward
Farmer
West Side
Balyeat
John Darnell
S. S. Burtsfield
Hanly
First Symptoms of Death and Blood Elixir Ad
The notice promotes Dr Acker's English Blood Elixir as a guaranteed remedy for poisoned blood including scrofulous and syphilitic poisons. It cites symptoms such as tiredness dull headache pains in the body and feverishness and claims purification can avert death. Sold by J W Evans & Son.
Nashville Students Concert Delights Van Wert Church
The Nashville Students gave a concert at the Methodist church Saturday evening. The rain kept many away but those in attendance praised the performance, with singers repeatedly called back for encores. If they return to Van Wert, a larger crowd is expected.
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Nashville
Methodist Church
van Wert
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